- RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* November 24, 2003
* IDWA0311.24

- birds mentioned

Pacific Loon
Dunlin
Glaucous Gull
Western Gull
Gyrfalcon
Blue Jay
American Tree Sparrow

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: 24 November, 2003
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Kas Dumroese - dumroese at iglide dot net

This is Kas Dumroese with the Northern Idaho / Eastern Washington /
Northeastern Oregon bird hotline for Monday 24 November (2003). This
hotline, sponsored by Palouse Audubon, is usually updated every Monday
evening. Transcripts of this RBA and membership info are available on-line
at http://www.palouseaudubon.org

Leave a message anytime during the recording by pressing 2 and then #.
Please give me good directions, your fellow birdwatchers will appreciate it.

On 16 Nov a PACIFIC LOON was seen on the Payette River just north of Cascade
, Valley Co ID at close range from the RV park just east of ID 55 according
to Ryan Brady. ID DeLorme 43 B-4.

On 21 Nov a GYRFALCON was spotted in Grant Co WA along WA 172 about 1.5
miles west of Sims Corner by Randy Hill.

On 20 Nov, Mike and MerryLynn Denny and myself relocated the GLAUCOUS GULL
in the Lewiston, Nez Perce Co ID / Clarkston, Asotin Co WA area. We found
the bird on the Snake River near Swallows Park. Swallows Park is along the
Snake River on the south edge of Clarkston along WA 129. WA DeLorme 43,
AB-8. Also in Lewiston, Rich Schaefer reports a BLUE JAY visiting his
feeder in the 1300 block of Ripon in the Lewiston Orchards. It has been a
sporadic, but vocal visitor since 16 Nov.

Terry and Christine Gray found 6 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS northeast of
Genesee, Latah Co ID on 23 Nov. The birds were along Wahl Road.

On 24 Nov Doug Schoenwald birded the Parker Horn of Moses Lake which is the
northeast arm of Moses Lake in Grant Co WA. At the Penn Plaza Audubon kiosk
he spotted 41 DUNLIN, a first winter GLAUCOUS GULL, and a single WESTERN
GULL. WA DeLorme 69, C5-6.

If you have any questions about birds on the report, call me before 9 pm at
208.883.0943. If you see any of the birds mentioned in this report, be sure
to let me know.

Good birding.

Kas